City of Surrey's Annual Financial Report 2020

CITY OF SURREY OVERVIEWS AWARDS

DEPARTMENT AWARDS INVESTMENT &

Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) Excellence in Service Delivery for Surrey Makes Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS

Government Finance Officers Association Distinguished Budget Presentation Award: 2020-2024 Financial Plan Government Finance Officers Association Canadian Award for Financial Reporting: 2019 Annual Report Government Finance Officers Association Award for Outstanding Achievement in Popular Annual Financial Reporting: 2019 Annual Report highlights A+ rating from C.D. Howe Institute: 2020 edition of its Annual Municipal Fiscal Accountability report card British Columbia Recreation and Parks Association (BCRPA) with a provincial 2020 Program Excellence Award for its Sensory Friendly Spaces Program BCRPA Provincial Award Of Excellence For Sensory Friendly Spaces UBCM Age-Friendly Grant (Installation Of A Hearing Loop In Council Chambers – To Be Completed In March 2021) Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Grants (Awarded In 2019, Funds And Work Completed In 2020) - Newton Recreation Centre (lift for the hot tub), Unwin Outdoor Pool (improvements for the washrooms), Strawberry Hill Library (door opener for the washrooms), South Surrey Indoor Pool (door opener for the washrooms), Surrey Sport and Leisure (door opener for the washrooms) Awarded Hosts of The Canada Soccer National Championships - 2022: U-17 Cup (Boys / Girls), 2024: Challenge Trophy and Jubilee Trophy 2024 Awarded Hosts of The Water Polo Canada - 2021: U17 National Championship League, 2021: Senior National Championship League Awarded Hosts of The Native Indian Football Association: 2021: Women’s Aboriginal Super Cup, 2022: North American Indigenous Football Cup Awarded Hosts of The 2021 Canadian Pickleball Series Cup Communicator Awards From The Academy of Interactive & Visual Arts: Social Video – Public Service & Activism for the Snow Champion Campaign, Content & Marketing – Influencer Marketing for the Snow Champion Campaign Communicator Award of Distinction For Design - Love Where You Live Campaign, Love Where You Live Infographic, North Surrey Sport & Ice Complex Infographic Display Marcom Gold Award - Branding Refresh Historic Stewart Farm Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certified Gold for The North Surrey Sport And Ice Complex Surrey Civic Theatres And Surrey International Children’s Festival Received - Department of Canadian Heritage Canada Arts Presentation Fund Grants Museum of Surrey Awards - British Columbia Museums Association (BCMA) “Award of Merit – Excellence in Community Engagement” for working and partnering with Surrey’s Punjabi community, British Columbia Museums Association “People’s Choice Award” for best provincial exhibit for the exhibition Being Punjabi: Unfolding the Surrey Story, Clovies Award (Cloverdale Chamber of Commerce): “Not-For-Profit Business of the Year”, Awarded host of BCMA 2020 Conference (moved to 2021 because of pandemic) Museum of Surrey: British Columbia Museums Association (BCMA)’s "Excellence in Community Engagement" for the collaborative community exhibit, “Being Punjabi: Unfolding the Surrey Story Museum of Surrey: British Columbia Museums Association (BCMA)’s "People’s Choice Award for ‘Outstanding Exhibit.’" Museum of Surrey: CLOVY: "Business Excellence Award for Not-For-Profit Business of the Year" (from Cloverdale Chamber of Commerce) Planning Institute of British Columbia (PIBC) with the 2020 Gold Award for Excellence in Planning Practice for a City & Urban Area for the Nicomkel Riverfront Park Management Plan 2020 Tree City - Tree Cities of the World programme

FINANCE

PARKS, RECREATION & CULTURE

Selected as one of Canada’s Greenest Employers in 2020 by the Canada’s Top 100 Employers project BC Municipal Safety Association’s Organizational Safety Excellence Award

CORPORATE SERVICES

Open Door Group and the Presidents Group Untapped 2020 Workplace Inclusion Award for hiring people with disabilities Selected as one of Canada’s Top Employers for Young People in 2020 by the Canada’s Top 100 Employers project Selected as one of Canada’s Top Diversity Employers in 2020 by the Canada’s Top 100 Employers project

Canadian Association of Municipal Administrators (CAMA) Environmental Award (in the 100,000+ population category) for the Coastal Flood Adaptation Strategy BC Municipal Safety Association, the BC Common Ground Alliance, with support from the BC Construction Safety Alliance, Public Works Association of BC, Technical Safety BC, and WorkSafeBC award for City of Excellence – Innovation Award

ENGINEERING

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

Canadian Institute of Planners’ Award of Merritt for Planning Excellence for Climate Change Planning for the Coastal Flood Adaptation Strategy

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